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People stop to look at the illuminated cloisters of Lacock Abbey, part of a new installation called "Into the Light." The historic abbey, used to film scenes in the Harry Potter movies, will for two weeks be the site of illuminations and special-effects lighting set up by the National Trust.

Female tour guides dressed in traditional kimonos smile as they visit the Meiji Shrine to attend a purification ceremony to celebrate Coming of Age Day. Young people turning 20 are officially recognized as adults in Japan.

Bratislav Jovanovic, 43, enters a tomb he uses as shelter during the winter. Jovanovic has been homeless for nearly 20 years, since his house was burned down in a fire, and has lived in the tomb for the last 15 years.

Pictures in the News | January 11, 2013

Friday’s Pictures in the News feature begins in Britain, where people stop to look at the illuminated cloisters at Lacock Abbey, part of a new installation called “Into the Light.” The historic abbey, which was used to film scenes in the Harry Potter movies, will be seen in a new light for two weeks, thanks to illuminations and special-effects lighting set up by the National Trust.

Elsewhere, a model prepares for Fashion Week in Berlin and a man places memorial candles in front of the Kurdish Institute in Paris, a day after three Kurdish activists were shot and killed.

In Serbia, a homeless man enters a tomb that he has used as shelter during winter for the last 15 years.

Also, a photo shows a red dust storm approaching the western Australian coast; Iraqi protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Fallujah; and Pakistanis hold banners and candles during a protest to condemn deadly bombings in Quetta.